Marvel comic books

Want to catch up with the adventures of the X-Men now that they've hit their 50th birthday? Here's a quick guide to their greatest moments of the last half-century.

Marvel Superheroes #12, 1967 As we are so close to Marvel Studio's release of Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson and Jude Law, I thought I'd put post a small tribute to one of my first comic superheroes of memory. Revisiting the Coming of Captain Marvel from Marvel Superheroes #12 was more a labor of love than literature, but still a time capsule of Marvel Comics' cosmic coming of age, setting the stage for a character with potential. Mar-Vell makes his first appearance in his green Kree…

Jungle Action v2 #3 featuring the Black Panther, 1973 - Rating and review by Pencil Ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past.

Marvel Comics Super-Heroes Card Game (1978) - Scarlet Witch

Spawn released its landmark 250th issue this week, making it one of the longest continually-running creator-owned series in industry history. Created by superstar artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn was one of the core series that was a part of the “Image Revolution” of 1992, when McFarlane, Rod Liefeld, Jim Lee, Erik Larsen, and other artists broke away […]

An alternate view of a Bronze Age classic…

Ink and Color by Jean Michel

Looking to read some of the greatest Spider-Man comic book stories of all time? Check out these 14 critically acclaimed and fan-favourite stories.

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The Vision by John Buscema

Last week, we looked at Iron Man #149, which ended with the title character and Doctor Doom getting thrown back in time. Iron Man #150 (September 1981) shows us where (and when) they ended up. As with the previous issue, this one was co-plotted by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, with Michelinie writing the final script. John Romita, Jr. did the breakdowns and Layton finished the art. The two find themselves standing outside King Arthur's castle at Camelot. It's actually a foreshadowing to…